Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from health care workers

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 355, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 118-121

  Sterling, Timothy R ^a   Haas, David W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BCG VACCINATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULIN TEST; UNITED STATES;

BCG VACCINE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745914654     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp068015     Document Type: Review

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